Dolphins WR Ted Ginn Jr. enters NFL Hall of Fame — sort of

The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio requested the cleats Ginn wore two weeks ago when he became the first player in NFL history to have two touchdowns of 100 yards in the same game. He returned two kickoffs, of 100 and 101 yards, for touchdowns that were the difference in Miami’s 30-25 win against the New York Jets.

And it’s not the first time the Hall has come calling for Ginn.

The Dolphins display the gloves Ted Ginn Jr. used when he became the first player in NFL history to score two touchdowns of 100 yards in a single game. Photo: Carlos Frías/ The Palm Beach Post

On Oct. 28, 2007, Ginn caught his first career touchdown pass in a 13-10 loss to the New York Giants in London, England. To commemorate the first regular season game played outside North America, the Hall asked for a jersey from each team.

The Giants sent in a No. 27 Brandon Jacobs jersey. The Dolphins chose Ginn’s teal No. 19 because he was the only Dolphin to score a touchdown in that game, according to spokesperson from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

“Just to be in the Hall of Fame, without being a Hall of Famer is pretty cool,” said Ginn, who grew up in Cleveland and visited the Hall as a boy.

The Dolphins followed the Hall of Fame’s lead. The gloves Ginn used the day of his two returns are on display in the lobby here at Dolphins headquarters.